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HUKANUI SCHOOL
VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “
Hukanui School Ph: 07 8556037Pickering Cres Fax: 07 8550676P.O. Box 12002 www.hukanui.school.nzChartwell - HAMILTON [email protected]
NEWSLETTER6 September 2012
HUKANUI VALUES: Respect, Excellence, Co-operation,
Integrity, Individuality.
Dear Parents and CaregiversNga mihi kia koutou katoa.
DAFFODIL DAYThank you for showing your caring thinking in ac-tion by supporting this fundraiser for the Cancer Society. The student leaders got imaginative this year using 27 letters to stick the gold coins on, one for each class and one for the office. Overall a total of $785 was raised so kapai everyone, this is an incredible result!
BOT PARENT SURVEYAs part of our school review we survey parents each year on aspects of our school. If your family did not receive an email from us to compete the on l ine survey then p lease emai l us a t [email protected]. If you do not have internet access, a paper copy can be filled out in the school office. We would like as many families as possible to complete the survey. It will close on Monday 24 September. Thank you. Hukanui School Board of Trustees
LIBRARY TALK TIMELast Thursday at 2.20 pm a small group of parents came along to our Talk time about our school li-brary, popular books children are reading and how you can support your child with reading and using the library. A feature this time was the group of seniors who very confidently shared books and authors that they found interesting. Even though it
was a small group of parents we will continue making ourselves available in this format as it is a nice opportuntity for any parents to chat with the school leaders and informally ask any questions. Keep an eye out for the next session advertised.
INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Today our cross country teams proudly rep-resented the school in the interschool event at Porritt Stadium. The results will be in next weeks newsletter.
YEAR 6 SKI OPTIONThis week the year 6 Outdoor Education Op-tions programme started with 23 children heading to Whakapapa for their first experi-ence of skiing with Miss Cramond, Mrs Pal-mer, myself and three great supporting par-ents. Unfortunately due to the inclement weather ski lessons were cancelled for the week. We were unable to go skiing but the children still got to enjoy the snow. The next challenging options in term four include ad-venture caving, horse riding, yachting and rock climbing. All part of exposing our chil-dren to new experiences, building confidence and an appreciation of the outdoors.
HUKANUI SCHOOL
VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “
Congratulations to our Mathlete of the
Week -Jacob Gibbs
Please keep collecting the yellow
Cool Stuff for Kids stickers found
on specially stickered Meadow-
fresh milk and yoghurt packs. Look for these stickers, peel
them off, pop on your sheet and bring them into
school. Easy!
ICAS SPELLING RESULTSStudents from Hukanui School demonstrated high level Spelling skills when they participated in the recent ICAS Spelling Competition. Fifty-five stu-dents entered the competition and twenty-one achieved special awards. The best achievement came from nine students who received Distinc-tion. The competition is designed to test a range of Spelling skills. It requires students to use skills in the following: Dictation, Rules and Conventions, Proofreading and Correcting.We congratulate all entrants and give special rec-ognition to the following recipients of the special awards:Distinction: Year 4: Joy Guo, Jaime HalpinYear 5: Lucas Goodwin, Ravikash Prasad, Nabeel ShakurYear 6: Alice Cao, Lucas de Wit, Leah Hayvice, Mark JenkinsCredit: Year 4: Elijah de Wit, Mckenzie Dew, JooHui Lee, Grace Lockwood, Ashley O’Connor, Andrew SunYear 5: Levi Hesseling, Logan PalmerYear 6: Kate Anderson, Cody Hickey, Ethan Stout, Callum Wright.
ABSENTEE LINE - YOU CAN NOW TEXT!
If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason please ring and leave a message on our answerphone line - 855 6037, or if you prefer to text - 021 289 9275, before 9 am. A brief reason for the child’s absence is required and we do need to hear from you each day of your child’s absence from school - any unexplained absences are marked as truant and notified to the Ministry of Education.
CHESS TEAM DONUTS! Donut Fundraiser for Chess Team - Orders close tomorrow, Friday 7 September, for delivery on Thursday 13 September. $2.50 each or 5 for $10! These donuts are fresh and glazed. Please place your order in a sealed enve-lope with your child’s name, room number and payment and place in the box in the office foyer.
Hukanui’s Great Waikato Spelling Bee Our Spelling Bee teams are ready to compete this weekend! Congratulations to Emily Driver and Mark Jenkins -‐ Year 6 team AND Maia Armistead and Ravikash Prasad -‐ Year 5 team. After months of testing our teams head off to compete with other primary school children this Saturday at Sacred Heart College from 9 – 12 pm. Good luck and great spelling!
L-R Our teams - Emily, Mark, Maia & Ravikash - Good Luck!
HUKANUI SCHOOL
VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “
Hukanui
The oak trees are giants
creeping towards us.
Leaves are parachuting from the trees.
The classrooms are booming with learning.
Kids are playing happily with their friends.
Our field is a huge grassy mat.
The senior's playground is
Hukanui's Egyptian pyramid.
Children swing from bar to bar like monkeys.
Art work is dancing in your head when you enter classrooms.
Hukanui is your own dream.
By Alina Oosten, Room 9
Room 1 Joshua Holmes Room 2 Jenny NguyenRoom 3 Harry Bird Room 4 Lucy Cooper-SmithRoom 5 Jorja Masters Room 6 Lexin DengRoom 7 Bella Stark Room 8 Tobias RennerRoom 9 Miquaz Awhitu-Potae Room 10 Ashley O’ConnorRoom 11 Emily Young Room 12 Jessica KongRoom 13 Alex Luuring Room 14 Daniel Bainbridge-SmithRoom 15 Ella Bold Room 16 Jasmine LauRoom 17 Olivia Davys Room 18 Ella WilsonRoom 19 Kaiah Pere Room 20 Jake WaltersRoom 21 Easton McConnell Room 22 Henry PirihiRoom 23 Emily Jin Room 24 Oliver Shanks Room 25 Nayton Ross Room 26 Jarren Xin
Thank you to Zinc Cafe for sponsoring our Stars of the Week
SPORTS RESULTS & NEWS
B.D.C.
(Best Dressed Class Award) for Week 7 isRoom 8
STAR OF THE WEEK
CHILDREN’S CONTRIBUTIONS
HOCKEY -Blasters 1 Vardon Silver Sticks 2. Jessica ClarkTacklers 4 Rototuna Silver 1. Joel CrombieQuicksticks 4 Hamilton East 0. Gabrielle RosemergySteelers 5 Gordonton 2. Kaylin KingdonMINIBALL - Heat 6 Deanwell Red 34. Marina Aleksic. Breakers 34 Hamilton East 15. Jorja ChallisLast Week - Heat 12 Ham West Blazers 8. Maddy Basel. Breakers 13 Toku Mapihi Maurea 31. Angus Te Ahuru
RainDrip! Drop!That's the sound of the teary rain.When the rain drops onto my hand, it feels like a mini massage.Pita! Pata!Do you hear the soft rain?I do! It is a relaxing sound.Oooh! Aaah! Hail.Very hard rain.There will be a beautiful rainbow after it stops.Red, orange, yellow, green are all the bright col-ours.By Elissa Blong, Room 8
SUMMER HOCKEY FOR YEARS 5 & 6All year 5 & 6 Hockey players, if you wish to play summer hockey please collect a notice from the office.Miss Briggs
HUKANUI SCHOOL
VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “
COMMUNITY NOTICES Calender of Events September 7 Year 5 & 6 Assembly
September 11 Summer Sports Road- show
September 12 Maths Olympiad Year 3 & 4 Health & PE Elective trip to Zoo PTA Meeting Staffroom All Welcome 7.30 pm BOT Meeting 7 pm
September 13 Donut Fundraiser Year 5 & 6 Spanish Elective trip New Parents Induction Evening 7 pm
September 14 Year 0 - 2 Assembly School Band performs Gallagher Performing Arts Centre 9.30 - 12.30
September 17 Year 5 & 6 visit Fairfield Int Production
September 18 Cluster Winter Sports Tournament
September 21 Writing Competition Presentation 9.15 am
September 28 End of Term 3 For our full school calendar of events go to our website www.hukanui.school.nz
Kind regardsDavid Mossop Tumuaki
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Lakewood Lodge The Adventure Farm Camp Specialists
OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAY ADVENTURE CAMPSMonday 1st – Friday 5th October, 8 – 14 year olds
Monday 8th – Friday 12th October, 8 – 14 year olds5 days, 4 nights $380
Phone us now with your registration - 07-826-3344Or book on through our website www.lakewoodlodge.co.nz
**Specialist Horse Camp running at the same time.OSCAR Approved. If you would like to be on our mailing list
please email Jeff – [email protected]
GKR Karate are conducting classes for children, adults and families in our area. For a trial membership contact Callum 021 2999 560.